Specifically, the American
Association of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgeons has
calculated that practicing
women make up only 8% of
our specialty. Clearly, more
progress is needed to achieve
greater gender diversity.
history of female dentists,
and more specifically our
female colleagues’ career
paths in oral and maxillofacial
surgery may lead us to an
understanding of how slowly
females have entered our
specialty, the biases that
may have prevented them
from doing so, and whether
a much needed cultural
change will evolve as female
trailblazers in our field begin
to enter into leadership
positions.
Read Women as Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgeons: Past,
Present and Future in its
entirety here.
ACOMS REVIEW
Shedding light on the
Stuebner Scholars Program
ACOMS is now accepting
submissions for the Elaine
A. Stuebner Scholars Award.
This essay-based competition
awards one board-eligible or
board-certified female oral
and maxillofacial surgeon
the opportunity to attend
an ACOMS continuing
education activity to advance
her knowledge and skills.
The program provides a
scholarship award of up to
$5,000 to go towards travel,
lodging, and registration for
an ACOMS activity, in addition
to a one year complimentary
ACOMS membership. The
program aims to engage
award recipients with other
women mentors in the
specialty throughout their
careers to learn, to mentor
in-turn, and to perpetuate the
cycle.
Eligible participants should
submit an essay, not
to exceed 2,000 words,
answering the question,
“how will women shape
the future of oral and
In This Issue
maxillofacial surgery?”
International surgeons, who
are able to provide proof of
board-eligibility or board-
certification in their respective
countries are also eligible to
apply. The essay submission
deadline is September 1,
2018. For more information
and to apply, go to
acoms.org/stuebner.
Established in 2016, the
Stuebner Scholars Program
honors Elaine A. Stuebner,
the first woman certified
as a diplomate to the
American Board of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery. Since
then, Shelley Abramowicz
and Suganya Appugounder
have been awarded Stuebner
Scholarships and continue
to engage with the College
on the Committees for
Continuing Education and
Membership, respectively.
The award fund is supported
by Sustaining Sponsors: KLS
Marti n Group, Neodent, and
Straumann. ACOMS continues
to work towards fully funding
a corpus account from which
we will provide deserving
female oral and maxillofacial
surgeons opportunities to
learn and grow long into
the future. Corporate gifts
of $5,000 or greater will be
specially distinguished by
perpetual recognition of the
donating company as one
of the Sustaining Sponsors
of the award. If you would
like to a make tax-deductible
gift, email [email protected]
for more information or visit
acoms.org/donate.